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Thanksgiving

Jonah 2:1-10     2 Thessalonians 1:1-4     Luke 9:10-17 The election is over, and I want you to know how proud I am of the members of this congregation!  I know that several of you voted early. Many you encouraged others to vote through social media. Some expressed their views about candidates but most just encouraged participation in the Democratic process of an election. At least one of you volunteered your time to be sure that elections were free and fair. None of these actions were small, and now…. now we can get back to criticizing the people we elected.  Seriously, though, the ability to hold our elected officials accountable is a big part of who we are as a people. I see that as nothing less than the grace of God, especially in the current political climate. Don’t get me wrong, I realize that politicians say what they need to say to get elected and rarely do what they’ve promised. Ecclesiastes reminds us that, “There is nothing new under the s...